Drone metal

{{Infobox Music genre |name = Drone metal |bgcolor = #BB0022 |color = white |stylistic_origins = Doom metal, drone music, avant-garde metal, noise music, black metal, minimalist music, sludge metal, death metal) is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music.

Characteristics

Typically, the electric guitar is performed with a large amount of reverb or audio feedback Rhys Chatham's Essentialist included projections by Robert Longo. Jarmusch said, "I love these kind of visual landscapes they make, and they really inspired things for me for my film ..., because when I write I'm listening to things that inspire me in the direction of whatever world I'm imagining. Boris and Sunn O))) and Earth were really instrumental in me just finding a place in my head."

History

1990s

in 2006]] Drone metal was first established by Earth, a group from Seattle, formed in 1990, which has been described as "minimalist post-grunge". initially formed as a tribute to Earth, is most responsible for the contemporary prominence of the drone metal style. Godflesh is also a stated influence on many groups. Boris, from Tokyo, also developed a style of drone metal, parallel with the Seattle groups, as did Corrupted, from Osaka.

2000s

Nadja (Toronto), Jesu (UK), Black Boned Angel (Wellington, New Zealand), Khanate (New York City), Growing (New York City), KTL (Washington/London), Ascend and Eagle Twin (USA), Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine (Nottingham, England) and Moss (Southampton, England) are prominent drone metal groups who formed in the early 21st century. Noise musicians, such as Kevin Drumm, have also worked in the style. Rhys Chatham's Essentialist project is a contribution to drone metal by an elder composer, attempting to "arrive at an a priori essence of heavy metal, reducing it to a basic chord progression".

See also

Avant-garde jazz

Black ambient

Grunge

Japanoise

New Gothic Art

Noise rock

References

Category:Heavy metal subgenres Category:Doom metal